How can it be almost a week...

Since my last post??? I haven't really felt like blogging much, although I have been checking lots of blogs. It's just been a weird week. Monday started off with a doozie of a weather system passing through for about 8 hours off and on. Wave after wave of strong thunderstorms with major wind, hail and rain. Here is a picture of one bout of hail early on in the evening. If it had been the hard kind of hail it would have done so much damage.

 

Tuesday dawned bright and clear and the day was spent with Kathy and Sharon making these cute little bags for our travel irons.

 

You can put your iron in it pretty warm because it has insulbrite inside of it. Took me all day to make 2 of these...lol I figured I'd have it whipped out in no time and could work on a quilt, but no it was much more detailed than that!

I've also been working on my new DJ quilt, Janiebright and here are pictures of a few of the blocks I've done.

 

I love making these little darlings. The bright colors make me happy, but I'm not going to forsake my other projects to do this quilt in a hurry. Kathy and I went to the Dear Jane monthly group at the local quilt shop last night and it was fun. I think there were 8 of us and we talked one more lady into starting one. It's such an addictive quilt, but I love it.

I did get a wonderful surprise in the mail from Sonia. She was the person that I sent my Secret Santa gifts to last year. I also sent her a pattern later so that her and her Mom could make a table runner. Well for a thank you to me here is what she sent

 

all the way from Australia! Sonia is very talented and I am grateful! Thank you so much for making my day...you are so sweet!

Well I think that's all for now. We're supposed to get a huge snow storm starting later today. Right now it's pouring rain. I stopped at the grocery store to get supplies yesterday...you know I wouldn't want to be snowed in without food...lol...I'm sure the snow will be gone by Sunday, but one has to take precautions, just in case!